so until next time waj and i will see you online. >> ukraine's parliament perhaps to approve a new government. we'll be live in kiev. >> security in ukraine is a major challenge. armed men are reported to have taken over buildings in the crimea region. this is al jazeera, live from doha >> also ahead - 175 rebels killed in an army ambush n one of the bloodiest incidents in syria's 3-year long conflict. >> qantas plans to cut 5,000

jobs after reporting heavy financial losses. >> the sun comes out in northern china after wind blows away a dangerous blanket of smog. >> hello. good to have with you us. we are getting reports that armed men are seizing buildings in the crimea region. the area has been the scene of violent confrontations. one person died on wednesday after demonstrations turned violent. we go to robin walker. what have you seen? >> i have seen the parliament building, the area around the police with a cordon around it. the public have not been allowed to walk around there.

it's gone through to see what is going on. i can see barricades up at the entrance to the building, and i also confirm that the russian flag has been hoisted on top. >> thank you. >> in the capital parliament is meeting to approve a new government, as we heard, the caretaker government has a huge job ahead of it in order to restore stability. our correspondent is live in kiev. what are we expecting for this vote hoda abdel-hamid. >> the parliament should be convening any time now. this is to ratify or confirm the cabinet that has been paraded on the stage in maydan last night when the acting president came and presented the choice of

members of the cabinet to the public. some were cheered and cheered. he really had a mixed rehabilitation to the make-up of the government. at the end of the day it's a pro-western government, and does not include any alley gashing or -- oligarch or members of the former regime. as the acting president said, this is the best we can have at the moment. the designate prime minister said also that this is a country on the brink of disaster. there's many issues to deal with, like the threat of separatists from the south, crimea, the issue of the economy, which is bringing the country on the brink of quault and anyone that joins the government is a political suicide. certainly mixed reaction but at

the moment this is what the country is getting at. the people in maydan will not leave the square until they make sure that the government understands that they'll be put on the spot and are making sure that what they fought for is going to be achieved. >> what is the latest on the documents that were dumped in a river by staff of the former president viktor yanukovych. what are we learning from the documents? >> this is quite an extraordinary story. i mean, i have seen the documents. they are about 40,000 documents that are now in a guest house drying on the grounds of the estate, of the former president. it appears that they tried to burn the documents before leaving and decided there was no time and dumped them in the river, and diverse have been going deep into the water to get them. some reveal a lavish lifestyle.

some revealed he spent $1.6 million on furniture. others are much more sinister. they reveal a lot of - i would say some fishy financial transactions, and a lot of charity money donated, that ends up in the bank accounts of the son of the president. and you have documents that reveal that viktor yanukovych was trying to crackdown on the protestor in a violent way. one was to circle the square with 22,000 policemen and special forces and riot police and cut off the area from everything, from water, electricity telecommunications, and engage in battles with the disweps units that had been guarding the square and raid the trade union building which is behind me. so certainly would have been a blood bath. those plans never happened, but

it did confirm to many of the ukrainians that removing him was the right thing to do. >> hoda abdel-hamid live in key. >> international cobb certain grows. russia says it won't interfere, but it will protect the naval fleet. vladimir putin ordered several thousands of troops to be put on high alert. it warned russia against military action, saying it would be a grave mistake. >> the syrian army says that it killed 175 rebels in an ambush. state media reports that rebels were attacked. opposition activists didn't de ni the incident happened but the men were escorting civilians to safety. >> these are the pictures broadcast on syrian state television, that the syrian

military claims was the aftermath on an ambush on a column of rebel fighters. the syrian government calls them terrorists. it's reported it happened at dawn near damascus. state tv broadcast footage of the moment of the attack. a massive explosive booby trap. rebel sources claim any survivors claim there was gun fire and the syrian army says it was a victory. >> troops acted on intelligence that a group of terrorists were leaving. they managed to kill the fighters. the importance of the operation comes as we try to choke the terrorists. >> the free syrian army tells a

different story saying rebel fighters were escorting civilians that needed medical attention, from a besieged area. >> dozens were killed and loss. government forces spotted the fighters, trying to get out of the country side. the attacks started by mines, heavy machine-guns and forces clear the area. >> the attack may single a new chapter in the conflict. >> the regime stopped the moment momentum of the rebels, primarily because of hezbollah, and money from backers like russia and iran. they stopped the advance of the rebels and is in some cases pushing them back. >> while the fighting around the capital is far from over, the attack stands out as one of the deadliest in syria's civil war.

>> there has been a large increase in the number of palestinians killed, according to amnesty international. dozens of peaceful protesters have been killed by israeli forces. amnesty international accuses israel of killing children. >> it is reckless. israeli forces facing the protesters do not try to resort to nonviolent means to contain the situation or maintain law enforcement. what we have seen in the cases that we document and present is that force and usually excessive force is used immediately against protesters, many times peaceful protesters. >> the israeli army responded to the report saying the idf operates in order to contain palestine-initiated violence. they contain the

life-threatening violence using riot disposal means. once the tools have been exhausted and human life and safety remains under threat is the use of munitions authorised. >> 5,000 jobs are to be cut at australia's qantas, 15% of the workforce. the struggling company says it plans to freeze wages, reduce its fleet and sell off older jets. andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> over a 25 year career as a flight attendant, conhad a lot of memories and exciting moments. two weeks ago he took voluntary redundancy. >> it was an amazing company. if not i wouldn't have been there for 25 years, i would have left a long time ago. it is an amazing company. amazing people. hopefully it will find its way. >> others will call qantas their former employer.

the airline is struggling, revealing a $211 million half year loss. it's facing growing competition. the boss announced painful changes, including the cutting of one in six of the company's staff. >> taking the $2 billion in costs by the end of the financial year requires difficult decisions across all aspects of our business. today i regret to announce that we will reduce our employee numbers by the equivalent of 5,000 full-time staff over the next three years. >> trade union leaders are furious. the job cuts are the latest. they think qantas's problem is poor management, not excessive staff. >> what we say is for the airline to return to profitability there needs to be one redundancy, and that alan joyce. >> the airline is cutting routes. perth to singapore will go.

smaller planes will fly from sydney. the aircraft fleet will be cut by 50. >> qantas has been an icon for decades. to remain one it needs to adopt. >> as well as cutting costs and changing, the airline is pushing for a change in the way it's regulated. australia's government is it considering lifting restrictions on foreigners owning a majority stake. the company wants a guarantee of debts with change within. qantas's management think they can help the airline fly high once again. >> we'll get a weather update next. still to come a government subsidy gone run. thailand's anti-government agency summons a prime minister to court. >> a story of life under the commer rouge. the man behind the oscar nominated film.

>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. ukraine's parliament is meeting to approve a new government. armed men seized buildings in the southern region of crimea, and have raised a russian in a change to the new leadership. >> the syrian army says it killed 175 rebels. the opposition says the rebels were escorting civilians when they were targeted.

>> 15% of the workforce of australia qantas will be cut. that's 5,000 jobs. the company is trying to save $1.8 billion after recording losses. >> thailand's anticorruption agency summoned the prime minister to court. >> yingluck shinawatra refused to show up, sending her legal team instead. if found guilty, she faces suspension from office and a 5-year ban from politics. let's go live to bangkok. tell us about the politics of this move. the anticorruption committee, is it seen as pro or anti-government? >> well, this is an independent organization. it is not linked to the government, but if you talk to the people behind me, supporters of the prime minister, they, too, believe that the anticorruption commission is

leaning towards the opposition, and they believe the opposition is using the judiciary to exert more pressure on the prime minister to resign. people are calling this a judicial coup. they gathered outside the headquarters of anticorruption commission. the prime minister did not show you and sends legal representatives. the prime minister is denying charges. the courts are looking into allegations that there was corruption at the government program, the subsidy scheme. they are well aware what was going on. this is not just about the subsidies scheme. there is a political crisis. it's deepening. it played out in the secrets. the prime minister, herself, is in the north of the country. why is she there, given that the

court case is underway, and the protests are under way in bangkok. >> the prime minister's office says that yiping initial duties to perform, visiting -- yingluck shinawatra has duties to perform. the opposition believes that the prime minister is on the run. she has not been able to work out of her offices since january. protesters attacked her offices and has been hunting her down. she's embattled and is operating in a caretaker capacity, with limited powers, and the opposition exerting pressure on the streets, blocking intersections, disrupting government work, but she is refusing to resign. she's been calling for dialogue. the situation is precarious, and many here feel that it could dedeer rate further --

deteriorate further and we could see more incidents. the absence of any party to reconcile the two camps makes it difficult to find any resolution out of this conflict. >> i want to go back to kiev. parliament it meeting to picture a new government. the meeting has convened, the session of parliament has convened. ukraine's interim speaker of parliament is addressing the lawmakers. let's listen in for a few moments. >>..about elections to the parliament and so on. we have to take into account interests ever all the people who live in any areas. it's not possible to violate so

grosely the rights of those people. i address the people of crimea. they have to be very careful not to - not to allow violence in crimea. people are the same everywhere, and they have the same rights, and they are responsible for what is taking place in the crimea. >> so that is what is going fon in ukraine's -- going on in ukraine's parliament. while the parliamentary session is under way to appoint the new government, there are reports that armed men have seized government also in the southern region of crimea, and even that the russian flag has been flying above some of those buildings and a challenge -- in a

challenge to the new leadership. the acting president appealed for calm and said he has given order for security structures to take all measures to protect citizens in that southern region. >> now, the trial of the sop of a former libyan leader muammar gaddafi will continue. he will appear in court, charged with corruption, murder and rain. rebels refused to hand him over to the international criminal court to face charges of war crimes. >> a day of global action is under way to draw attention to the fligplight of al jazeera's journalists mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr have spent 61 days in prison, accused of having links to a terror organization and spreading false news. another al jazeera journalist

from the network's arabic channel has been held since august and has been on hunger strike for a month, to protest against his imprisonment. >> a number of people jind a demonstration in sydney, including high profile journalists and members of the media from a variety of companies and networks. cru chris hollier spoke from amnesty international. >> amnesty international is concerned about this. we are campaigning for the release of peter, mohammed and mohammed badr. we believe that they are prisoners of conscience, gaoled for the free expression of and for carrying out their role as terrorists, reporting what was going on. amnesty international campaigned for many years on freedom of expression. it's a fundamental human right

guaranteed under the universal declaration of human rights. the free press is integral to the international human right. it's for that reason that amnesty is taking up ut case. it's for that reason that we call on the egyptian government to release them. and stop the repress taking place. >> while journalists have been arrested, scores have been killed. the situation is one of repress. this is one example of that repress, that journalists should be released and governments should stop killing citizens. >> anti-government protests should little sign of abating, parts of san christo ball resembles a war zone as tyres and roads were blocked. paratroops were sent into the city to bring calm. the mayor said he wouldn't

attend a national peace conference. >> translation: what can we do - go to necessary but insincere dialogue or stay here with the people. without a doubt we'll stay until the government decides to be sincere, until they demiltarrize the state. you can't have people who are kind and hardworking. >> strong winds mean people are working. 20 times higher than safe relevance. >> in this city they can see the sun. after nearly a week of smog they've been suffering like the rest of northern china. but being home to much of the country's iron and steel production. they had some of the worst air.

>> the smog was bad. >> we couldn't see the sun. >> there's too many cars and factories. in nearby budget people have been living in the twilight world under polluted skies. >> you can see and smell the pollution and touch it. >> this is the car we've been travelling around in. this is what has built up on the route since then, a lair of airborne particles. the people of beijing have been breathing it for a week. >> widespread discontent and anger to tackle the problem has been limited to social media. people have been using twists to show their displeasure. other residents found solutions to deal with it themselves. >> this sprang up from a simple

idea of strapping up a filter and a fan. at over $30 us a piece, they can't make it fast enough. >> it's more and more a preoccupation, an obsession, there's rarely a conversation i have in beijing where it doesn't come up. >> the smog emergency may be over, but the situation isn't. people in beijing will not put away the masks yet. >> the captain of costa concordia is due to run to the wreck. it's the first time he saw the vessel since it hit a reef off giglio. 32 were gild. the captain denied all charges, if convicted could face up to 20 years in prison. >> it's aive situation for him. he wanted to show he doesn't have anything to fear.

his choices were intended to save as many lives as possible. >> a cambodian film has become the first in the country to be nominated for an oscar. >> without any actors or script. we have this story. >> the missing picture is a haunting film made by a haunted man. 49-year-o 49-year-old film-maker ricky pann is the only one of his family to survive. he's been trying to make peace of the memories since. >> if i'm here today, it's not because i'm clever or stronger than other people. i'm here because those people who died helped me to be here today. so it's my duty to pay them back

to defend the dignity. >> he runs a heritage center, compiling what few records remain. khmer rouge. it's a mitty others are not aware of the horrors of their past. in his film he recreated what he could through an organic process. no actors or script, but clay to repeat the images of childhood and the dead. people here believe there's a soul etch. it's important to see they have a soul. it's come from the earth, it's from under the sun, and comes from this element.

when we finish the figure een can go back to the earth, to the sun to the water even. >> he has made many films, but ultimately they tell the same story. >> you must understand your past first, your need to deal with it before moving forward. because you done, it's like reading a book. you cannot read empty page. >> it's all about feelings, transforming pain into something positive. regardless of winning the oscar. it is triumph enough to use cinema as a tool for memory.

>> n.a.s.a. confirmed the discovery of 715 new plan et cetera outside the solar system, basted op information from the -- based on information from the kepler telescope. some are similar size to earth, neither too hot nor too cold and could, in theory, support life. more on those stories on the website aljazeera.com. thithis is al jazeera america. real money with ali velshi is next. >> one of america's most pressing problems, crumbling bridges and outdated railroads. i'll tell you how to fix it and pay for it. how much to cut from our defense budget. i'll talk to william cohen. plus confessions of a middle class cab driver. he would be back on the road to prosperity if he could just find the on ramp. i'm ali velshi. a and this is "real money."